Automobile door guide



4' June 24, 1930. I T. A. MEALIA 1,766,183

.' AUTOMOBILE DOOR GUIDE Filed Oct. 21, 1929 Q- 5 fa INVEI VTOR. It? Z /YeZ'c ends of the roller grooves.

Patented June 24, 1930 I UNITED} STATES PATENT} OFFI E,

'I'ON YALBERT MEALIA, OF ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE DOQR GUIDE Application filed Octobrfll, 1929. Serial No. 401,284.

The invention relates to door guides par- Figure-2 is a top plan view of the guide ticularly adapted for use in connection with lug. automobile doors, and has for its object to Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sec- I provide a device of this character having tional view through the guide and portions 5 anti frictional bearing members carried by of the door and door frame. v

a projecting member mounted on the free Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional end of the door in a horizontal position, and view through a portion of the door frame cooperating with a U-shaped receiving memand U-shaped keeper member showing the her carried by the door frame for properly lug in end elevation. centering the door when closed. F1gure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional 60 A further object is to provide the door Vi w through the guide lugs. guide having anti frictional bearing mem- Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 bers and cooperating with the door and door deslgnates the free end of a conventional frame, whereby upon closing the do th form of automobile door and 2 the door free end thereof will be lifted and the door e av g e usual channel 3 for the 65 properly centered in the door opening f reception of the door end 1, all of whlch obviating stickingof the door and frictional ral 18 of c nventional form. i It has been found in automobile doors, A further object is to provide anti fricthat 9 sag, 9 m bind. and 20 tional members on the guide for preventing cfmse oblectlonabte 1101895 P d Vlbrasticking of the guide when in closed positlons of the machme, a d f guldes as at i in the k present constructed for hfting the door for A further object is to form the door car- P PF Y centelfmg h Same b Q ried lug integral with a plate and to provide P the guldes f nd t0 obvlate this roller bearings in apertures of the plate and dltficulty h (1001' g 4 Whlch 1S 110m" the upper'and lower surfaces of the lug in zfmtauy dllsposed h lts PP and lower positions where their outer sides will prosldes Provlded t elollgated P 5 ject beyond the upper and lower surfaces of rotatably mounttf'd bearmgs 6 111 the g the lug. faces. Thebearmgs 6 are of greater depth 30 v A further object is to maintain the rollers than dlameter of h rollers tilspostd against axial movement in their bearings by therem and cooperate the penphents engagement of the rollers with the door end, of t mamtttmmgdthe t i and to provide the outer ends of the rollers post eatmgs 6 exten mg entlre y through the plate 7 which is formed intewith polnts engaging in recesses 1n the outer g with the g as clearly ,shown i Figure 3, and when the plate is secured to the door end 1 by means of the screws 8, the door end engages the rollers and maintains the same against axial movement in their bearings 6. The outer ends 10 of the rollers are pointed and are rotatably With the above and other objects" in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the pteclsetnibodlment of the mvetltlon.may mounted in the recesses 11 in the outer ends made Wlthm, the QP of t t 1S clalmtd of the bearings 6, therefore it will be seen wlthPut departmg from the stunt of h that the rollers are positively. held against Ve11 naxial movement, but at the same time may y In the drawmgtfreely rotate in the bearings 6. The lug 4 Figure 1 is a P p Vlew 0f the free is preferably at a slight angle in the horiend of the door and a portion of the door zontal plane to the plate 7 to conform to the frame, showing the guide members in poslside contour of the body of the vehicle, how- 50 tion for interengagement. ever this may vary according to the particular design of door, andapplicant does not limit himself to this particular.

The door frame 2 has disposed in the bottom of the roove 3 thereof a keeper member 12, prefera%ly U-shaped as shown in transverse cross section in .Figure 4, however the keeper may be of any construction, and is adapted to receive the projection 4 carried by the free end of the door with its anti frictional rollers 5 in engagement with the surfaces of the keeper, therefore it will be seen that the rollers will easily ride over the curved ends 13 of the keeper members for properly centering the door and by providing anti frictional rollers the guide will not become stuck, consequently the door may be easil and quickly opened, thereby obviating the difliculty now experienced with guides as at present constructed.

From the above it will be seen that an automobile door guide is provided which may be easily and quickly applied to an automobile door, and one wherein anti frictional means is provided for preventing sticking of the guiding members when in interengagement. It will also be seen that axial movement of the rollers in one direction is prevented by engagement therewith of the door end when the device is in position. If so desired ball bearings could be used in the grooves 6 as the anti frictional means.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is:'

' 1. The combination with a door guide lug and a stationary receiving member adapted to receive the lug, of anti frictional rollers carried by the upper and lower sides of said lug and adapted to cooperate with the receiving member when the lug is forced into and out of the receiving member.

2. The combination with a door guide lug, a plate carried by said lug, said plate being secured on a door edge, and a stationary receiving member adapted to receive the lug, of rollers rotatably mounted in bearings extending through the plate on the upper and lower sides of the lug, said rollers having their outer sides projecting beyond the faces of the lug, said door edge cooperating with the inner ends of the rollers and maintaining said rollers in position.

In testimony whereof he hereunto afiixes his signature. TONY ALBERT MEALIA. 

